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Android OS

Facebook developer Joe Hewitt says Android is “horrendous” for development

August 26, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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So that’s why it took so long to get a half-decent Android app out of Facebook. Joe Hewitt, the man who created the popular Facebook app for iPhone, and then quit over frustration with Apple’s review proce…

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Lifestyle

Facebook Places is available on the FB Touch website. Here’s a screenshot tour.

August 20, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Facebook launched its new Places feature because it wanted to give users a chance to discover where their friends are, discover what’s around them, and let others know their location. Sure, we were alre…

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Applications

Tweetdeck official beta now live for Android. What do you think?

August 12, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Tweetdeck is finally on Android. And I mean the real thing, not the leaked version of an old build that circulated yesterday. Androuid users can now get the official beta from the Tweetdeck website and follow th…

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Applications

Social Buzz lightly integrates Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Flickr [App Reviews]

August 10, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Social networking sites are the rage with the young folks with their hippin’ and their hoppin’ these days. It can be tough to keep up when one segment of your friends favor Facebook while another ha…

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Commmunication

Vonage Mobile now making free calls between Facebook friends

August 4, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Vonage, known best for making long distance calls cheap through VoIP, has added another option for keeping up with friends. Today it released a new Vonage Mobile App for Facebook app that sets-up free voice cal…

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Lifestyle

Facebook finally upgrades Android to a nearly full-featured app experience

August 3, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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When former Android Product Manager Eric Tseng left Google to head Facebook’s mobile division, the common response was, “Maybe we’ll finally get a decent Facebook app for Android.̶…

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Applications

Pure Messenger is a super SMS and e-mail widget with Facebook/Twitter mixed-in [App Reviews]

June 28, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Pure Messenger Widget is one of the best widgets that I’ve seen on Android. Designed by the same developer who created Pure Calendar, Messenger has graduated from being another HTC Sense clone app to being cust…

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Games

Sorority Life game makes jump from Facebook to Android

June 18, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The “social gaming” trend isn’t going anywhere any time soon, evidenced by the popularity of games like Farmville, Mobster, and now Sorority Life, which was just released for Android. So…

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Facebook SDK for Android now available for developers
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Facebook SDK for Android now available for developers

May 27, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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When they aren’t busy fighting off uproars over privacy controls, Facebook is hard at work at making its service friendlier to developers. The latest effort is the release of the Facebook SDK for Androi…

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Gowalla 2.0 adds comments, links to Facebook/Twitter, and photo sharing
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Gowalla 2.0 adds comments, links to Facebook/Twitter, and photo sharing

May 21, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Gowalla has joined the parade of app launches and upgrades released in conjunction with Google I/O. The latest version, labeled Gowalla 2.0, is now available and adds the following features: Share or view pho…

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Seesmic will add social networks other than Twitter in upcoming versions
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Seesmic will add social networks other than Twitter in upcoming versions

May 10, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Social Media Club of South Florida recently hosted a networking event that featured a talk from Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur. Through an interactive presentation and Q&A, Le Meur revealed two tenets o…

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Mobsters grows from Facebook/Myspace and muscles in on Android’s turf
Games

Mobsters grows from Facebook/Myspace and muscles in on Android’s turf

April 30, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Back when I still used MySpace on a regular basis, Mobsters was as ubiquitous as any game developer could hope for their creation. I expect Mobster to enjoy a similar level of popularity now that the social game i…

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Android 2.1 updates: Motorola takes to Facebook, Sprint Hero may be updated April 9
Android OS

Android 2.1 updates: Motorola takes to Facebook, Sprint Hero may be updated April 9

March 26, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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We have more rumored dates involving Android phones waiting to get the 2.1 update. As of late, we have seen lots of talk about phones including the Motorola Droid and HTC Hero (on Sprint) getting updated with And…

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App Review: AIM for Android offers Facebook Chat & AIM, but they can keep it
Commmunication

App Review: AIM for Android offers Facebook Chat & AIM, but they can keep it

February 12, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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People in their 20’s probably have fond memories of chatting on AOL Instant Messenger, wasting their youth gossiping about peers or professing their love to middle-school sweethearts. Others may not…

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Motorola announces that no OTA update is coming for the DROID
Android OS

Motorola announces that no OTA update is coming for the DROID

January 24, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Remember that OTA update that was supposed to be in the process of rolling out? Well, according to Motorola, that update is not coming. The news comes by way of the official Motorola Twitter account which read; F…

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OTA update currently rolling out for the Motorola DROID
Android

OTA update currently rolling out for the Motorola DROID

January 21, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Owners of the Motorola DROID may want to listen up because there has recently been an over-the-air update rolled out. And before anyone gets super excited, the update was not giving you Android OS 2.1, but still…

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